Em recalls headlining Warped Tour in LA and performing for an ocean of people on the main stage.
The episode features an interview with musician Em, hosted on the Tap That AZ podcast. Em begins by recounting how hearing Green Day's 'Dookie' at age 14 sparked her obsession with music. She describes growing up in a small town in Central California and later moving to Northern California for college. Her first performance was singing an Offspring song unexpectedly at a Mother's Day fair with her brothers' band. Em formed her first band, Generic Asphalt, in high school and later joined Tsunami Bomb after college. She shares a memorable experience of headlining Warped Tour in LA, performing for a massive crowd. Em talks about touring Japan and losing her voice due to illness during a show. After Tsunami Bomb, she was in the band Action Design before starting her solo project, Survival Guide, to explore electronic and diverse musical styles. Em discusses the challenges of touring, including band members quitting due to the rigors of road life. She reveals her current goal is to write a full-length Survival Guide album independently. Em explains her songwriting process, such as creating drum beats from horror movie sound effects for the song 'Stay Dead'. The conversation touches on her use of language learning apps like Duolingo and Rosetta Stone. Em also talks about her Twitch streaming, where she performs live requests and interacts with fans. The episode concludes with Em ready to perform music, thanking the host and Double Helix Records for the setup.
